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February 23, 2026
FBI Director Kash Patel defends partying with U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
Videos of Patel celebrating in Italy went viral Sunday night, prompting criticism and questions about his judgment during a critical time for the FBI.
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February 18, 2026
Hegseth invited Christian nationalist Doug Wilson to preach at Pentagon
The self-described “paleo-Confederate” has argued that wives should submit to their husbands, women should be denied the vote and Christian slaveowners were on “firm scriptural ground.”
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January 26, 2026
Republican drops bid for governor, citing GOP’s ‘retribution’ on Minnesota
Chris Madel said in a video posted to social media that ICE operations in his state have been an “unmitigated disaster” and that he “cannot support the national Republicans’ stated retribution on t...
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January 16, 2026
Sinema sued for allegedly having affair with bodyguard, breaking up marriage
The unusual “alienation of affection” lawsuit alleges Sinema broke up a marriage by “willfully and intentionally” seducing her bodyguard despite knowing he was married.
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January 14, 2026
Democratic lawmakers say they’re under investigation for military orders video
“It’s legal intimidation and physical intimidation meant to get you to shut up,” said Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who organized the November video on disobeying illegal orders.
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January 13, 2026
Eric Adams crypto coin crashes soon after launch, sparking scam accusations
In one of his first ventures since leaving office, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams hawked the “NYC Token,” a meme coin that he claimed would be used to fight “anti-Americanism” and antisemitism.
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January 6, 2026
White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack
Five years after a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol to stop certification of Joe Biden’s victory, the Trump administration is still fixated on a false narrative.
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December 23, 2025
Republican former senator Ben Sasse says he has terminal cancer
The 53-year-old — who was one of a handful of Republicans to speak out against Trump during his first term — said in a lengthy social media post he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and suggested he do...
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December 22, 2025
Democratic Rep. Crockett says Vance used ‘racist tropes’ in comments about her
Two Black Democrats, Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, criticized comments the vice president made about them during his weekend speech at a Turning Point gathering.
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December 15, 2025
Trump bashes late director Rob Reiner, drawing immediate backlash
Prominent right-wing figures are among those who pushed back on the president’s suggestion that the death of Reiner and his wife were connected to Reiner’s previous criticism of Trump.
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December 12, 2025
DOJ sues Georgia county as Trump pushes debunked 2020 election fraud claims
President Donald Trump has increasingly pressured his administration to find widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, despite those claims having been debunked and dismissed in dozens of cases ...
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December 10, 2025
Trump confirms using slur about specific countries
Trump previously denied using the vulgar language in 2018 about Haiti, El Salvador and several African countries — before a nonchalant admission Tuesday.
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December 8, 2025
Allred drops Senate bid in Texas, will instead run for redrawn House seat
The former Democratic congressman, who lost his 2024 Senate bid to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), says a bruising Senate primary could threaten party unity.
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December 6, 2025
Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid
ICE agents deployed both tear gas and pepper balls at protesters, video obtained by The Post shows.
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December 3, 2025
In unexpected moment of candor, Shapiro says Harris told ‘blatant lies’ about him
Shapiro appeared to also dismiss some of Harris’s accounts about him in her memoir, “107 Days,” by telling the Atlantic, “She’s trying to sell books.”
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